April 22, 2015 Update Recycling my resource roundup of eco-literacy quizzes on greenwashing, nature apps in a wired world, and games for good like TiltWorld that build on green media themes of kids' … [Read more...]

Sept. 2, 2016 Update Adding a few recent finds along these lines of 'putting emotion into game play' like "Shelter, Paws" and other empathy based critter care games to edge towards seeding compassion … [Read more...]

April 18, 2012 No secret I’m a fan of all creatures great and small, wildly applauding every effort to impart nature’s magnificence to 21st century kids.
Whether it’s the brand new launch of … [Read more...]

Nov. 3, 2009 Here's a marketing campaign kids LOVE (me too!)
No secret I’m a huge Fido fan…Flash animation? Not so much.
It often freezes my Firefox and fouls up the works more often than not on … [Read more...]

Oct. 24, 2009 Kids love "dress up" and DOING things, so today’s the day to blend the two into global fun to seed ‘one world’ thinking with 350.0rg early on, joining 181 countries for the most … [Read more...]

Oct. 15, 2009 Today is 'Blog Action Day' powered by Change.org, when over 12,000+ global writers turn their sites on one topic to reach millions of eyeballs one day to appeal to their own … [Read more...]

Sept. 6, 2009 You’ve all seen that Staples ad with the prancing papa gleefully sending his offspring back to school, right?
Well, now it’s time to see if Staples is one of the big box retailers … [Read more...]

August 25, 2009 Ever wonder if those urgent ‘act now' e-mails from your favorite causes work?
Last week I received an NCLI eco-literacy action alert, as Shaping Youth is a member of the consortium … [Read more...]

August 20, 2009 Leave it to a teen to tap into the core eco-issue behind why there’s tons of talk about green teens but not enough ‘walking the walk’ toward sustainable lifestyle shifting ‘en … [Read more...]

May 3, 2009 What's with all the children's hospitals partnering and news-making so much as of late?
This spring, “Operation Teen Book Drop” gave bed bound kids across the country over 8000 titles … [Read more...]

April 22, 2009 Talk about a ‘circle of life.’ Disneynature, the first film label to be released by Disney in 60 years, truly DOES represent a full rotation of EARTH, by going back to their studio … [Read more...]

Mar. 2, 2009 Talk about a two-fer: A great deal AND a great cause!
Elf Island has put forth a brilliant triple-play “stimulus package” where kids can have fun gaming, help REAL nonprofits make a … [Read more...]

Feb. 27, 2009 Not sure how many kids will tune into a :30 TV spot created by Academy Award-winning directors Joel and Ethan Coen doing a riff on Air Fresheners to “come clean about dirty coal,” but … [Read more...]

Nov. 24, 2013 Update, Cool the Earth.org fans!
KIDS will soon be able to track THEIR own role in reducing their carbon footprint, not just with the fun kids carbon calculator, but with a show and … [Read more...]

Update March 25, 2017 It's been TEN years of people uniting to protect the planet...yet this year, it feels like we've all 'gone dark' with hopelessness in attempting to shoulder shake this new … [Read more...]